This course provides students with opportunities to develop the workplace essential skills and work habits required for success in all types of workplaces. Students will explore occupations and careers of interest through participation in real workplace experiences. They will make plans for continued learning and work, work with others to design learning experiences, and investigate the resources and support required to make a smooth transition to their postsecondary destination.
Overall Expectations:
By the end of the course, students will:
Demonstrate an understanding of the workplace essential skills necessary for success in life, school, and work
Plan for, assess and document their ongoing development of selected workplace essential skills
Identify and describe their interests, skills, personal characteristics and achievements using a variety of assessment strategies and use this information to determine future goals
Demonstrate and understanding of the effective use of the personal management skills, traits, and characteristics that would contribute to success in their selected postsecondary destinations and independent adult life
Describe the elements of effective interpersonal relations and teamwork that contribute to success in postsecondary education and training, work and community activities
Demonstrate the ability to use effective interpersonal and teamwork skills in a community-based learning activity
Identify ways in which they can make a contribution to their communities and ways in which the community can assist them
Use print, electronic, and human resources effectively to find and make use of relevant information about work and learning opportunities
Demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of selected fields of work and selected occupations
Demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of selected postsecondary education and training options, scholarships, and financial assistance opportunities.
Units of Study
Unit 1-Personal Discovery Unit 2-Charting Your Future Unit 3-Developing Your Skills Unit 4-Effective Communication Unit 5-Financial Literacy and Finding Your Own Way Unit 6-Culminating Assignment
Grading Breakdown
Knowledge and Understanding 25% Thinking/Inquiry 25% Applications 25% Communication 25%
Term Work 70% Culminating Activity 30% || || || ||
GLN4O Navigating The Workplace
Course Description
This course provides students with opportunities to develop the workplace essential skills and work habits required for success in all types of workplaces. Students will explore occupations and careers of interest through participation in real workplace experiences. They will make plans for continued learning and work, work with others to design learning experiences, and investigate the resources and support required to make a smooth transition to their postsecondary destination.Overall Expectations:
By the end of the course, students will:Units of Study
Unit 1-Personal DiscoveryUnit 2-Charting Your Future
Unit 3-Developing Your Skills
Unit 4-Effective Communication
Unit 5-Financial Literacy and Finding Your Own Way
Unit 6-Culminating Assignment
Grading Breakdown
Knowledge and Understanding 25%Thinking/Inquiry 25%
Applications 25%
Communication 25%
Term Work 70%
Culminating Activity 30%
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